HENRIETTA S. DUTERTE - FIRST AMERICAN FEMALE UNDERTAKER

Henrietta Bowers Duterte was an African-American funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first American woman to own and operate a mortuary. Her business also operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

In 1858, Henrietta Bowers Duterte shrugged off the customs of her time to become the first female undertaker in America. She lived to become one of Philadelphia’s most prosperous Black entrepreneurs, serving clients both Black and white. By her death at age 86, she owned multiple properties and took in $8,000 a year, about $186,000.00 in today’s currency. #henriettaduterte #henriettasbowersduterte #henriettasduterte

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